Sindoora scolds Cheenu for bringing Vidya but just then Raghav's friend Dr. Sinha (Adarsh Gautam) says that Raghav would like to meet only Vidya, and takes her away. Raghav tells Vidya that he is happy to have got Sagar married to her before dying. He asks her to promise him that she will not let his family disintegrate and never leave Sagar. She promises. Raghav passes away. Everyone breaks down. Just then Sagar asks what happened to their father. Later, Chandra informs Dr. Sinha that Uma refuses to come out, so Vidya volunteers to talk to her. When Uma sees Vidya, she breaks down. Vidya asks Uma to attend Raghav's last rites. Sindoora and her sisters are surprised to see Vidya bring Uma. On the other hand, Hema and Harish stage a drama and tell Sindoora that Raghav died as soon as Vidya stepped into the house! Chandra and Mahua tell Dr. Sinha that Sagar will not light his father's funeral pyre because he is afraid of fire, so Dr. Sinha requests Vidya to convince Sagar. Vidya agrees but Chandra and Mahua warn her not to. Just then, Sindoora asks them to let Vidya try talking to Sagar. Vidya goes to Sagar. Sindoora then tells her sisters that it is the best chance to teach Vidya a lesson!

Vidya enters the house and seeks Sindoora's blessings but she and her sisters walk away. Raghav pacifies her that it's testing times for her and is sure that she'll emerge victorious from the crisis. Vidya dreams about Sagar romancing her but she is shaken from her reverie when Sagar asks her to go out of the room because Sindoora had told him that brave boys stay alone. Vidya is shattered. After a while, Sagar opens the door and says that he will let her inside provided she reads him a story before sleep. Vidya hides the truth about her being illiterate by promising to tell Sagar another story. On the other hand, Sindoora and Raghav start arguing, so she says that the conflict can end if he does not bring Vidya to Delhi. Chandra and Mahua too give him an ultimatum to choose between Vidya and them. When Raghav remains silent, Sindoora and her sisters walk away. Raghav has a heart attack. At the same time, Vidya comes down the stairs but Sindoora stops her midway and blames her for her father's condition. She drags Vidya and locks her in a room. However, once Raghav regains consciousness, he asks for Vidya, much to the ire of Sindoora and her sisters. Cheenu fetches her from the room but Sindoora warns Vidya not to dare move a step ahead!

Vidya tells Raghav that she will return with him as his daughter-in-law and never betray his trust. Raghav asks the priest to complete the remaining rituals but Sindoora arrives then and demands that the wedding rituals be stopped. However, Raghav asserts that he knows what's right for his son. An unrelenting Sindoora then drags Sagar away but Raghav slaps her! Sindoora gets furious with him for slapping her because of a girl who was not even his daughter-in-law yet! Raghav warns her not to create any more obstacles in Sagar's wedding, or he would disown her! Sindoora walks away in a huff. Mahua subtly taunts Sindoora about her dwindling status in the family. She says that their father had insulted her in public because Vidya had cast a spell on him! Chandra worries about the consequences if the tide does not turn in their favour at home and if the truth about why they don't want to Sagar to get married is out in the open. Sindoora vows never to get her father's wishes fulfilled. Raghav is happy that Sagar and Vidya have got married but worries about the impending storm awaiting him at home. Hema insists that Sagar and Vidya first come to her maternal house after the wedding. Kaushalya asks Vidya later why there were so many differences between the members of Raghav's family. Just then, they hear Sagar screaming when Shalu lights crackers. Shalu mocks Vidya about getting a husband as well as child! Vidya protects Sagar. Just then, Cheenu comes to take Vidya away. Vidya leaves her maternal home with a heavy heart. Raghav is excited about welcoming Vidya and asks Sindoora to dress up. Sindoora retorts that she does not want to welcome any stranger! She taunts that Sagar does not even know that he is married now! Raghav asks her to accept the truth about Sagar's marriage. Just then, Sagar and Vidya arrive and Uma gives Vidya a warm traditional welcome, while Sindoora and her sisters watch her in contempt.

People at the wedding hall leave and taunt that an illiterate girl like Vidya deserves a groom like Sagar! Raghav tries to explain but Vidya walks away. Radha blames herself for misinterpreting the letter and apologises to Vidya. Hema is delighted that the wedding did not take place and makes plans to get Shalu married to Sagar, for greed of wealth. On the other hand, Raghav regrets that Uma and he had not personally informed Vidya about Sagar's condition. Uma suggests that they apologise to Vidya but just then, Sindoora turns up with her sisters. Sindoora accuses Uma of indeed being a stepmother because she had refused to heed her advice not to get her son, Sagar, married. Sindoora orders her father to pack his bags immediately because they will return to Delhi immediately! Kaushalya is devastated and says that they will demand an explanation from Raghav for the humiliation. Cheenu arrives then and says that his uncle had written about Sagar's condition in a letter to her. Cheenu further says that Sagar had turned this way only 6 months back. He requests Vidya to meet his uncle just once, or Raghav would die with the guilt. Raghav gets worried seeing Sagar in a playful mood and wonders that who will marry him and look after him. Hema comes there and promises that Shalu will look after Sagar but Raghav rejects the proposal. Meanwhile, Sindoora and her sisters get curious why their father was still at the temple. On the other hand, Raghav is about to leave when Vidya comes to the temple. Raghav and Uma apologise to Vidya and say that they felt she was the right choice for Sagar because she would never leave by Sagar's side. Raghav then asks her to start life afresh but Kaushalya demands to know who will marry Vidya now! Raghav breaks down before her. Vidya goes up to Sagar and promises him that never to leave him alone again. Raghav and Uma are thrilled!

Sindoora gets inside her car and Harsh rushes towards her but the cop asks him to sit in his own vehicle. The cop then allows only Sindoora's car to leave. Harsh fights with the cop and demands that he also be allowed to go, so the cop orders his men to put him in jail for assaulting him! Things turn worse for Harsh when he tries to bribe him, so the cop slaps him. Meanwhile, Cheenu asks Sagar whether he likes Vidya, so Sagar replies that he does because she is always smiling and also likes the water just as he does. On the other hand, Vidya tells Radha that she can't believe her good fortune about getting married into such a good and wealthy family. Shalu tells her mother that because Raghav and Uma accepted Vidya in spite of knowing she is illiterate, Sagar surely must be a boy of vices! When Kaushalya is all set to take the bride to the temple, Hema intervenes and says that widows attending weddings is considered inauspicious but Vidya asserts that she must accompany her. Uma arrives just then and supports Vidya. Hema and Shalu see Sagar for the first time and are surprised to see that he is so handsome. The wedding rituals begin, when it starts pouring heavily. Vidya and Sagar are performing the nuptial rites when Sagar stops midway and runs to enjoy the rains. Everyone is shocked! Hema tells Kaushalya that Sagar is a madman! Vidya is stunned!

Raghav asserts to a worried Uma that he will not fall ill tonight, on the occasion of Sagar's wedding. Meanwhile, a hesitant Kaushalya asks Vidya to put her thumb impression on the property documents by lying to her that she will get monthly pension once she submits the papers. On the other hand, Sindoora and her sisters leave for Benares. During a pre-nuptial ceremony, the wicked Hema asks Vidya to write her husband's name with vermillion on the rice granules. Hema then asks her to also sing a song having her husband's name. Vidya and Kaushalya are stunned and upset. Shalu informs Raghav and Uma that Vidya cannot write Sagar's name because she is illiterate. Hema and her family are jubilant while Raghav and Uma are shocked. Vidya tells Raghav that she always tried to tell him that she was not deserving of his son but he kept brushing her aside. Raghav tells Vidya that he approves of her the way she is. Uma and he get worried wondering whether Vidya knows the truth about Sagar but pray that Vidya has agreed only after knowing the truth. On the other hand, Hema informs her family that Harsh would be here soon to stall the wedding. Harsh who is stuck in a traffic jam wonders why Hema has summoned him. Sindoora too is stuck in the same traffic and gets furious when a cop informs her that it may take a long time to get to Benares because of a broken bridge. She gets out of the car and yells that she is Raghav Pratap's daughter and will not let a village bumpkin, Vidya, marry her brother Sagar! Harsh, who is nearby, overhears and is shocked to realise the truth!

Much to the chagrin of Hema and her family, Raghav informs Kaushalya that he desires that Vidya and Sagar get married the next day itself. Hema gets worried because Harsh is to return only two days later. Hema thinks about how to summon him to stop Vidya's marriage. Raghav takes Vidya to his ancestral temple and sees Sagar playing his guitar. Raghav asks Vidya to promise him never to leave Sagar. He thanks her for accepting Sagar without asking any questions. Cheenu informs Raghav that his daughters have already left from London. A worried Raghav says that they must get Vidya and Sagar married before his daughters reach Benares. Vidya gets emotional thinking about her last day in her native town of Benares and her home. When Vidya asks Kaushalya where she got the money for the wedding, Kaushalya lies that Harish and Hema had helped her. Hema comes just then and warns Kaushalya to get Vidya's thumb impression on the house documents. Raghav hopes that Sindoora does not reach Benares before the wedding. On the other hand, Sindoora tells her sisters that they have 3 hours to reach Benares. She vows never to let her father's wish to get home a daughter-in-law ever be fulfilled!